Shopping in New York

floyd

stevew8975 wrote: »

We've just got back from NYC today, and can thoroughly recommend a place called "Daves" between 16th & 17th on Avenue Of The Americas - http://www.davesnewyork.com/

Levi & Carhartt jeans for $35, and a vast choice available.

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Another Daves fan here, they know us know because every time we go we walk in and ask for 2 pairs of every colour of Dickies work pants they sell

boots_babe

markymoo wrote: »

bear in mind it costs $39 for a return bus to woodbury, if you don't think you're going to buy a lot, it might be not be a money saving exercise...

M

Just thought I'd mention that at the moment, if you buy your Woodbury Common bus tickets online, they are 2 for 1. So $39 between 2 people which seems pretty good. I've just bought mine - it doesn't tie you to a specific bus or anything, and they are valid for a period of I think about 3 months. Link to this is on the Premium Outlets Woodbury Common site.

Also one query...I just received a NY guide through the post that I sent for online a while ago. It's a really good thick book considering it was free. In it, it mentions that any clothes purchase under $110 (I think that was the amounbt) is free of tax.

Is this true? If it is, I would be best splitting up any larger purchases into multiple purchases of $110 each!

M4RKM

It is PER ITEM.. as long as each single item is under $110, it should be free of sales tax.

bear in mind your customs allowance is only £143 (which works out to be $270)


M

boots_babe

Thanks markymoo. I can't imagine I will be buying any single item of clothing costing this much, so great to have that confirmed. :beer:

M4RKM

Also, if the item is over $110 or $100 whatever the threshold actually is, the tax is only 3.5ish%, as the city portion of the tax isn't charged, just the state tax...

descartesmum

It's 11%.

I'm going in June for 2 nights and I went to the Macy's web site and clicked for the overseas discount card, they sent me 5 of them.

I go every year to New Jersey now that my parents are getting older and their health isn't the best. So it's 4 nights in Atlantic City at the casinos and the 2 nights in NYC.

duchy wrote: »

Maceys do a discount card for tourists (show proof like passport and ticket) that you pick up in store-I think it's 8 or 9%) and is extra to any other in-store discounts.
Also Virgin have a flight sale to NY for the winter on sale til 30 August.

Nick1969

HI,
Im just back from New York

Shopping was great in Century 21, which is near ground zero.A MUST!Closed at 7pm on a Sunday.(wish we'd had more time here)

Maceys -ok Open until 7.30- upon showing passport at visitors information office we got a 11% off card.Valid for 1 month.(loads of coffee shops in)

Bloomingdales -Classy but expensive like all of 5th Ave.Open until 8.30pm

We bought loads of Clinique.Bobbi Brown and shoes like sketchers and Ecco.

Also check your receipts at Century 21 as we got a further $10 dollars off our next purchase!

:j :j

funky_diabetic

where can i get one of these from their web site?

i keep looking and can't find it.

if i am being stupid i apologise.

phatbear

markymoo wrote: »

It is PER ITEM.. as long as each single item is under $110, it should be free of sales tax.

bear in mind your customs allowance is only £143 (which works out to be $270)


M

Nope you may find your customs allowance is £145 not £143.

all the best

the bear

Christa1

We are off to NY in just over a week, it was my daughter's 18th birthday a couple of days ago and she wants to buy a Breil watch with her birthday money. Is it cheaper to buy this in NY or here in the UK? On line here, the one she would like is about £150.00. Also where would you advise to buy?